Delegates face death threats from Trump supporters  —  First it was an email warning Steve House, the Colorado GOP chairman, to hide his family members and “pray you make it to Cleveland.”  Then there was the angry man who called his cell phone and told him to put a gun down his throat.

As your friend, let me tell you that the EU makes Britain even greater  —  In 1939, President Franklin D Roosevelt offered a toast to King George VI in the White House.  “I am persuaded that the greatest single contribution our two countries have been enabled to make to civilisation …

Police: Seven dead after shooting in Pike County  —  PIKE COUNTY, OH (WCMH) — Police are responding to multiple scenes near the Pike and Adams county line where at least seven people are dead.  —  Law enforcement sources tell NBC4 there are a total of three scenes near Piketon, Ohio along Union Hill Road.

Prince Once Wrote A Donald Trump Song And It Is Spectacular  —  It is a ‘90s romantic ballad and it is called “Donald Trump (Black Version).”  —  Outside of his own hits, the late Prince was famous for having writing, instrumental, or production credits on other artists’ albums.  —  Mike Blake / Reuters

GOP veepstakes begin: Candidates start building lists and vetting prospects  —  What is the GOP establishment? … State of the race 2016  —  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — As the Republican presidential race heads toward a possible contested convention, the three remaining candidates …

Virginia Governor Restoring Voting Rights to Felons  —  WASHINGTON — Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia will use his executive power on Friday to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons, circumventing his Republican-run legislature.  The action will overturn a Civil War-era provision …

Hillary's primary success is a sham: Bernie Sanders will remain the true Democratic front-runner until the FBI finishes its Investigation  —  It's not over until the FBI clears Hillary Clinton— which it absolutely shouldn't  —  Bernie Sanders is the only Democratic candidate for president not linked to an FBI investigation.

Prince — Treated for Drug Overdose Days Before Death  —  TREATED FOR DRUG OVERDOSE DAYS BEFORE DEATH  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Prince was treated for a drug overdose 6 days before his death ... multiple sources tell TMZ.  —  We broke the story ... Prince's private jet made an emergency landing in Moline …

U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High  —  WASHINGTON — Suicide in the United States has surged to the highest levels in nearly 30 years, a federal data analysis has found, with increases in every age group except older adults.  The rise was particularly steep for women.

Growing and growing up  —  Today we announced a settlement in two important class-action lawsuits: O'Connor (California) and Yucesoy (Massachusetts).  The key issue at stake in both cases is whether drivers using the Uber app should be classified as independent contractors or employees.

Inside Prince's bizarre life at Paisley Park: This is what happened when we visited the music icon  —  When the Daily Mirror's Peter Willis went to interview the music legend at his Paisley Park mansion in 2010 it was even weirder than he could have imagined

Donald Trump's More Accepting Views on Gay Issues Set Him Apart in G.O.P.  —  Elton John and his longtime boyfriend, David Furnish, entered a civil partnership on Dec. 21, 2005, in England under a law the country had just enacted granting recognition to same-sex couples.

Secretive group of Hollywood conservatives suddenly dissolves  —  The announcement by the Friends of Abe fueled speculation that infighting over Donald Trump's candidacy had drained commitment  —  The Friends of Abe has acted as a clandestine club for Hollywood conservatives for more than a decade …

Politicians' Promises and #NeverTrump's Evolution  —  1. Yup, politicians usually attempt to keep their promises, and they often succeed.  Timothy Hill at FiveThirtyEight looks at the research.  (My old item on this is here.)  —  2. Andrew Rudalevige at the Monkey Cage on the Supreme Court arguments …

De Blasio to mandate energy retrofits for privately owned buildings  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that he will be imposing mandates on the commercial real estate sector to achieve dramatic greenhouse gas emissions among the city's building stock — by far the city's biggest contributor to global warming.

Obama to make historic Hiroshima visit after G-7 summit  —  TOKYO — U.S. President Barack Obama will make a historic visit to the site of the world's first atomic bombing in Hiroshima after the G-7 summit in Japan in May, U.S. sources said.  —  Obama will be the first sitting U.S. president …